My BFF and I saw comedian Leeann Morgan mid-September and I just had to continue the fun by reading her autobiography What in the World. I find her relatable, funny, and authentic. Looking forward to her Netflix show next year.
I love Lucy Foley books, and The Midnight Feast is my fourth. Like the others, Midnight is a proper whodunnit ala Agatha Christie. It's summer 2025 and guests have gathered at the new "it" vacation spot on opening weekend in Dorset, England called The Manor. The manor is actually owner Francesca's ancestral home where she spent summers neighboring the beautiful cliffs and a caravan park (Americans would say "RV" park). Some of the guests are there for a luxury vacation and others have ulterior motives. The tension creates a satisfying suspense.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare was the perfect listen just before Halloween. Kit Tyler leaves Barbados for America in 1687. During the journey she shocks other passengers with her independence and progressive thinking. In Connecticut she finds her family, aunt, uncle and two cousins, Mercy and Judith, along with the stiffness and formality of a Puritan town. There is a certain way of doing things and Kit just can't fall in line. The only solace she discovers is with the Quaker "witch" Hannah Tupper who lives on Blackbird Pond. When children start falling sick, assumptions are made, and fear takes over commonsense.
TBR List:
- Shadow Garden by Liz Parker
- Banyan Moon by Thao Thai
- Beach Ready by Emily Henry
- The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
- Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
- The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon
- Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn
- The Switch by Beth O'Leary
- Buy Yourself the F*cking Lillies by Tara Schuster
- Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad
- Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola
- The Honey-Don't List by Christina Lauren
- The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
- Life Worth Living by Miroslav Volf, Matthew. Croasmun, Ryan McAnnally-Lins
- City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Outlive by Peter Attia, Bill Gifford
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